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Encountering Data 2012

Encountering Data

Data is one of the central problems of our era—we have more of it than can parse, and the question then becomes how we sort, categorize, and otherwise make it legible for interpretation and analysis. Much of this data still exists only as strings of numbers read by machines and then by humans, but in recent years researchers have begun to harness the power of visualization and sonification, as well as the potential for tactile interaction. The ability to perceive data in multiple formats – image, sound, touch – adds immeasurably to the possibilities of understanding and inspecting the massive sets of data that researchers in all disciplines are constantly accumulating. Thus, addressing the problem of data demands that conversations take place across a wide range of disciplines: computer science, art, physics, music, and mathematics, among others.

Schedule:

Thursday, 2/9

3:00 Lecture 1: “The Use of Data Manipulation Techniques in the Music of Iannis Xenakis”
-Stefanos Thomoplolous – Wang Center Lecture Hall I